
Take control of your own starship and blaze your trail in an ever-changing galaxy. Master the arts of combat, mining and trade or venture out into the unknown across a 1:1 scale universe.
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Discover the next chapter of the legendary Elite saga. Elite Dangerous is the definitive massively multiplayer space epic, bringing gaming’s original 1984 open world adventure to the modern generation with a seamless, connected galaxy, a player‑shaped evolving narrative, and the entire Milky Way recreated at full galactic scale.
Against this vast backdrop, take to the stars in your own starship and do whatever it takes to survive in an ever-changing futuristic galactic sandbox. Acquire wealth and power, develop your skills and knowledge, and earn the right to stand tall among the ranks of the iconic Elite.
In an age of galactic superpowers and interstellar war, your story influences the connected experience and handcrafted evolving narrative. From discovering new worlds, to exhilarating space combat and a fully-realised economy for trade, the galaxy is waiting.

The 400-billion star systems of the Milky Way form the vast and dynamic stage for Elite Dangerous' open-ended gameplay. Constructed using real astronomical data, the stars, planets, moons, asteroid belts, and black holes of our galaxy are rendered at true galactic scale. Chart a course through star systems never before visited by other Commanders and explore the surface of strange and unfamiliar worlds with a Surface Recon Vehicle.

Over 35 distinct spacecraft are ready for you to command, from lightweight exploration vessels to gigantic behemoths ready for battle. Build a diverse collection of ships and outfit them to match your playstyle. Customise every component, weapon and optional module to enhance and alter your ships’ capabilities.

Hunt, explore, fight, mine, smuggle and trade across the galaxy. Forge your path solo or with up to three friends in a Wing. Join a Squadron full of like-minded Commanders and share the highs and lows of your interstellar adventures together.
With the System Colonisation mechanic, the power to claim and expand your very own star systems is in your hands. Whether creating a thriving new economy, a bustling trade hub, or a new port of operations, the galaxy awaits your vision.

The Elite Dangerous galaxy revolves around players’ actions. In an age of galactic superpowers and interstellar war, every player’s personal story influences the space simulation and handcrafted, evolving narrative.
Co-operate with fellow Commanders in pivotal Community Goal events that can permanently alter the state of the galaxy, earning exclusive rewards and recognition for your contribution in the process.
Align with a galactic superpower and alter the interstellar landscape with Powerplay. Support your power or undermine a rival through a variety of means, from hacking starport advertisements to attacking gigantic Stronghold Carriers. Every contribution matters.

Experience unpredictable encounters with other players in a vast, massively multiplayer space. Experience the connected galaxy alone in Solo mode or with players across the world in Open Play, where every pilot you face could become a trusted ally or your deadliest enemy.

The universe of Elite Dangerous continues to grow and expand with new features and content. Regular major updates provide new opportunities and gameplay for you to discover and change the way you play.
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Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 638 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
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Wouldn't even let me register a pilot name. Just kept erroring. Also, it has a secondary launcher. I hate that crap.
Le jeu s'est amélioré avec le temps et sa version complète vaut le coût.
I’ve played No Man’s Sky, Subnautica, Starfield, Everspace, and more, and I can confidently say I cannot go back to No Man’s Sky or any other space game. There’s a slight charming complexity to Elite that just beats everything else by miles. I started this before school let out and haven’t been able to put it down for the past 3 months. It’s even better with friends although de instancing can make some really weird stuff happen. Overall it’s easy to get used to flying, but it’s all of the small things like how the economy works, where to find specific ship parts, materials, services, and resources that’s the challenge, but places like Inara, EDSY, and the Elite Dangerous Wiki help out immensely. I also highly recommend starting this game with a friend who has been playing for a long time or just anyone who can mentor you or else you kinda just don’t know what to do.
Experience a game a big a the galaxy, sometimes tough for the gankers, but beautiful when you decide to explore the void.
This is an awesome game . I'd reccomend this to anyone
Its an interesting idea for a game, but sadly its filled with a lot of nothing to do. Sure I can jump around between systems using some very clunky and poorly thought out menus delivering goods, but beyond that, content doesn't generate. I can try to go look for pirates, but I can spend hours finding none while being told to go to randomly generated far away locations that make no sense. Mining is not straight forward at all and requires some considerable investment in capital and modules, and forget about finding any asteroids to mine. I can spend hours finding nothing. There are also not nearly enough ships s in the game, and no, none of the "ships" are actual ships. You only get access to small fighter planes, or slightly larger fighter planes. There aren't any capital ships to unlock unfortunately. There are however, microtransactions where you can buy a pay to win "ship" instead of playing the game and unlocking stuff. Elite Dangerous is a pointless waste of time of a game with no content, horrible UI design, and falsely advertises itself.
waist of money
VERY hard game. That alone isn't a problem, but the real issue is it lacks a strong tutorial, and the tutorial it has explains very basic stuff, then completely ignores like 80% of the remaining mechanics. Even with a friend's constant on-call help, I [i[still[/i] can't get anything done! I'm just stuck beyond help, and can't learn.
Absolute garbage, what a waste of money. Blank screen after starting from the launcher, with no errors in the event viewer on Windows. Save your money and buy something that works
Elite dangerous is pretty elite man
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Languages: English*, French, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil*languages with full audio support
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